KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alex Cora kept watching the Red Sox hammer pitches right at the Kansas City Royals during the first few innings Tuesday night, and the Boston skipper was confident that eventually some of them would find their way through. Eduardo Núñez finally solved the problem by depositing a pitch over the fence. His […]
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Class B South baseball: Morse advances with 6-1 win over Oak Hill
BATH —When high school baseball teams hit the playoffs, most likely gone are double-digit victories, 10-walk games and poor defensive play. Good pitching and timely hitting take center stage. Put aside a few walks and a miscue here and there, Morse benefitted from strong pitching and timely hitting to take down Oak Hill, 6-1 in a […]
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Girls Tennis Regional Final: Blue Devils top Dragons
LEWISTON – For the past 41 years, Anita Murphy has coached the Lewiston High School girls’ tennis program. She admits that she has a pretty cool gig, and her Blue Devils keep rewarding her in spades. On Tuesday in the Class A North regional final at Bates College’s Wallach Tennis Courts, Lewiston defeated rival Brunswick, 4-1, […]
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Boys’ lacrosse: Biddeford wins 1st playoff game in program history
BIDDEFORD — Missing six total players, including five starters, the Biddeford boys’ lacrosse team could’ve folded after Mt. Ararat took a 5-1 lead late in the first quarter. Instead, head coach Jason Martel made a defensive adjustment, inserting Nate Eugley at goaltender, then Nick McSorley scored four of his seven goals after halftime to lead […]
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Seniors lead Biddeford softball over Portland, into quarterfinals
BIDDEFORD – The Biddeford Tigers survive to play another day. Biddeford withstood a furious seventh-inning rally by the Portland Bulldogs to win 4-2 Tuesday and advance to the Class A state softball quarterfinals. “People are noticing that Biddeford is competitive – they play teams tough,” said Biddeford coach Mike Fecteau. “(We’ve) got a good group […]
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Onto the postseason: Playoff fields set in baseball, softball, lax; tennis regionals this week
BRUNSWICK — The spring was not kind to those who love being outside, enjoying what is typically a wonderful time to live in Maine. It was wet, cold, and certainly not the type of things we like to see for the spring high school sports season. Rainouts and muddy, soft fields, certainly made it a challenge […]
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Australia soccer union calls for equal World Cup prize money
The Australian players’ union has called on FIFA to award the same prize money for the Women’s World Cup that is provided for the men’s tournament. Professional Footballers Australia launched a website to bring the campaign to light. “FIFA should reward female and male players equally because it is the right thing to do,” the […]
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Big catch: O’s grab Rutschman atop MLB draft short on arms
SECAUCUS, N.J. — Pitchers took a backseat at the Major League Baseball draft. On a night when a record 22 position players and nine shortstops were chosen in the first round, the rebuilding Baltimore Orioles went for a cornerstone at catcher, selecting Oregon State switch-hitter Adley Rutschman with the top pick Monday. Rutschman became the first […]
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Biddeford boys’ lacrosse has eyes set on 1st playoff success
A local athletic program is on the verge of history. If the Biddeford boys’ lacrosse team defeats Mt. Ararat in a first-round matchup in the MPA Class B tournament this evening at Waterhouse Field, it will be the Tigers’ first playoff win since the program’s inception in 2005. So what’s the message before such a […]
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HS Tennis Semifinal: Falcons fight off Rangers, 3-2
FREEPORT — Liam Gould was fighting it. He was coughing, sniffling, with the all makings of a pretty bad cold. The timing was bad, as the Freeport High School boys’ tennis player battled Greely’s Carson Bell in a Class B South semifinal match at No. 3 singles on Saturday. Down a set, Gould rallied on, coming […]